Only Kirstie's dance partner for her European tour and upcoming NYC show, and a student of her former .'If you talk to a guy who's 25 or 26 - let's go 28 because sometimes 25 or 26 year olds don't know what they're doing either - but at 28, they're like, 'I'm doing this!While she admits that in the past she has struggled with yo-yo dieting, she says she's proud of where she's at now. "We waste so much food in this country, and we serve so much food, and you lose track of what a real portion is." "I wanted to say something to men over 45. It wasn't like I gained 600 pounds and then I lost it. All it does is leave women to date young men and be really embarrassed, because we are dating guys in tank tops.She is also extremely romantic and often "in love with love".Her own feelings and emotions are something of an enigma to Kirstie, and it is often difficult for her to share with others what she is feeling.

After she lost 75 pounds, Jenny Craig made her a spokesperson, but three years later they released her when Alley gained it back.

She received her second Emmy for David's Mother for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

From 1997 to 2000, Alley starred as leading character on the NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet, for which she received additional Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations.

In 2000s, Alley has appeared in reality shows revolving around her life.

In 2013, she returned to acting with title role on the short-lived TV Land sitcom Kirstie, and in 2016 joined the second season of the Fox horror-comedy Scream Queens playing Ingrid Hoffel.